Bent County register., 1887-12-31
Condensed News.

half columns OF poetry sultahie 10
the day set in nonpareil, represent
ing a great deal of hard work.-Rey.
Busser of Kinsley, Kansas, was the
object or a large donation party at
his residence two evenings before
Christmas, he Is apopnlar minister
+. Jenness at Cheyenne Wells had his
ears badly frozen in the blizzard of
last week. There are thirteen diff
ferent railroads running into Denver,
the number is said 10 be unlucky,
they had better get another as soon
as they can The first house was
built in Denver in 1888, the city now
has population of over so thousand.
Gold was discovered IN Colorado
in 1852 Rev. A. 5. Blaekwood, of
Trinidad travelled two hundred and
forty miles overland last week 10
marry a couple in the Indian Terri
tory.-Granada is trying TO build up
their town by pulling down Lamar.
-Carriso wants n school house, they
say they must have one.-The city
marshal Mt Boston shot and killed a
COW boy who wanted to rpn the town.
The President cannot make out
whether the cold wave flag is up, or
his message that makes him SO
chi.ly.--Aceording to Washiuton
correspondent there are twenty seven
red headed men in Copgress.-Ap-
pie Il Co, of Denver, gave dinner
Christmas day to two hundred and
forty newsboys and bootblacks in
that city Pueblo is to have union
depot that will cost hundred aud
fifty thousand dollars.-T. II. Gait
n ranchnsn on Turkey Greek near
Pueblo, died the e3rd There were
forty tramps in jail at Pueblo one
night last week. the Star calls for
severe measures in dealing with these
vagabonds, term them lot of thieves.
The public school at Villas has an
attendance of thirty schollars.-An-
other snow in Kansas Tuesday morn,
ing which threw trsins of OF time
agaln.-The cattle men Of New Mex
leo are feeling pretty good so far in
the winter, and are hopeful of good
prices in the spring-John NJ. Doud
merchant a, San Diago, California,
committed suicide 4 few days ago,
We knew him well when resident
of New Nexico.-Horse thieves are
the gentry tina, annoy the ranchmen
around Raton.-It costs 6fty dollars
10 join the Real Estate Exchange Al,
Denver, that bars the newspaper men
out The real estate firm of Brind.
Mattler & CO.. at Denver have dis
solved, Mr.. Brind has gone east, i;
will be remembered that he at one
time published the Tomahawk in
this ci,y.-one more conrt house in
Bent county would be like the last
nail in the coffin.-Taxes are too
high say everybody.-Governor
Marmakuke, of Missouri died Wed.
nesday night.-James Hale from
Arkansas dropped his revolver on
the train at Hutchinson, Kansas, and
shot himself dead.-Free supper and
danceat Atlanta this evening.-There
was prize fight thirteen miles from
Denver Tuesday between Farrell of
that city and Gaundecker of
Pennsylvania, Farrell won the bat
tie The Ute Indians are again
making trouble.-Win,. Saint sends
local news from Chiving;on to the
Pueblo Chieftain.-The late cold
weather caused but little suffering in
this state.-There are sixteen wo.len
in Kansas engaged in 6hc newspaper
business.-There are six women
physicians in Denvev--Trlnidad
wants L. 5. Land oiiice.-CarriSo
will prove up on their town site the
18th of next month.-T'he Bristol
Sisters. formerly OF Topeka. are now
real estate agents in California
Denver has smallpox.-Big snow
storm in Texas last week. k.-Hard
weather on range cattle for two
weeks past--There are % poor
houses in the state of Iowa--C. NJ.
Davis is running red hot labor pa
per at Hastings, 1owa.-It is bad
enough for boys to use slang, but